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Cuomo's Budget Goes Big on Education

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Gov. Cuomo's $152 billion state budget — which he kept under wraps for most of Tuesday — adds $1 billion in new education spending. The response from legislators: show me the money.
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Funeral Set for Paralyzed Detective Who Forgave Shooter

Friday, January 13, 2017

Steven McDonald died on Tuesday, 30 years after robbery suspect Shavod Jones shot him in Central Park.

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Cuomo to Kick Off State of the State Road Trip

Monday, January 09, 2017

The governor will deliver his remarks at the World Trade Center Monday before traveling to Buffalo for a second speech.

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Major Snowstorm Blankets New Jersey, New York City and Long Island

Saturday, January 07, 2017

Eastern Long Island could see the heaviest snowfall before the storm is all said and done.

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Multiple People Shot, 1 Dead at Ft. Lauderdale Airport

Friday, January 06, 2017

Miami area television stations are reporting that at least nine people were shot and that the sole shooter is in custody.

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US Employers Add 156K Jobs in December

Friday, January 06, 2017

The Labor Department says the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.7 percent from a nine-year low of 4.6 percent.

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Officials to Investigate LIRR Train's Erratic Speed Just Before Crash

Friday, January 06, 2017

NTSB officials say the train had been traveling at least 10 mph when it slammed into the end of a platform at Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn.

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Officers Shoot, Kill Gunman in Brooklyn

Wednesday, January 04, 2017

Officials say the plainclothes officers confronted the man as he fired a handgun into a lounge around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday.

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Cuomo — and Sen. Bernie Sanders — Call for Free Tuition at New York Public Colleges

Tuesday, January 03, 2017

The governor unveiled his plan Tuesday morning in Queens — alongside U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.

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Gov Cuomo: Brinks Heist Getaway Driver Is Community-Minded

Monday, January 02, 2017

Cuomo said that a former radical who drove a getaway car during a deadly 1981 armed robbery impressed him as community-minded before he commuted her sentence to let her seek parole.

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In Newark Suit, United Airlines Reaches Settlement with Baggage Handlers

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Inspectors found baggage handlers at Newark Liberty International Airport often were forced to lift heavy bags while leaning over, twisting or reaching overhead.

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Carrie Fisher, Writer and ‘Star Wars’ Icon, Dead at 60

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Actress Carrie Fisher, who found enduring fame as Princess Leia in the original "Star Wars," has died.

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State Orders City to Appoint a Monitor to Oversee Child Welfare

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

At the same time, the state and the city issued scathing reports about how the Administration for Children's Services handled the case of a Harlem boy who was fatally beaten.

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'Moonlight' and 'La La Land' Lead Golden Globe Nominations

Monday, December 12, 2016

Mahersha Ali, who just won a Critics' Choice Award for best supporting actor in "Moonlight," is a favorite to win a Golden Globe for his role in Bary Jenkins' coming-of-age film.

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Former Astronaut, Senator John Glenn Dead at 95

Thursday, December 08, 2016

John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday.

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Yankees to Retire Jeter's No. 2, Last Single Digit

Tuesday, December 06, 2016

The Yankees said Tuesday the number will be retired on May 14 before a Mother's Day game against Houston.

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Mistrial Declared in Black Motorist's Shooting

Monday, December 05, 2016

Jury deadlocked in South Carolina police shooting of Walter Scott. 

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Mayor de Blasio Seeks $35 Million for Trump-Related Security Costs

Monday, December 05, 2016

The mayor said Monday that the request was made in a letter to President Obama and congressional leadership.

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Off-Duty New York City Correction Officer Fatally Shot

Monday, December 05, 2016

Police say 25-year-old Alastasia Bryan was shot Sunday night while sitting in a car outside a home in the Flatlands neighborhood of Brooklyn.

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Heavy Security for Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Felix the Cat, Charlie Brown and more than 3,000 NYPD officers were among those on hand for this year's parade.

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